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Return to the field

Return to the field

By Jerry Burnes | March 28, 2012

A bird call echoed through Huskie Stadium as spring practice opened Wednesday, signaling the return of one of NIU’s wounded brothers. On a sunny, seasonably warm March afternoon with the wind whipping around the field, linebacker Devon Butler was back,...

Mark Orozco

Orozco attorney requests continuance for further negotiations

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | February 1, 2012

Mark Orozco's attorney requested a later court date for continuing negotiations at a status hearing Wednesday.Orozco is one of the NIU students charged in the April 5, 2011 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler.Orozco is charged with three counts of...

Orozco, Van Arsdale indicted for April shooting

By Dave Gong | May 25, 2011

Former NIU students Mark Orozco, 24, and Richard Van Arsdale III, 20, were indicted by a grand jury for their alleged roles in the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler Tuesday. According to court documents, Orozco was indicted on a total of...